injury
Translation
injury, wound, harm
Examples
She suffered a serious injury.
She suffered a serious injury.
It was an injury to his pride.
It was an injury to his pride.
Grammar Patterns
an ((injury)) to (sth.) a harm to a part of the body She has an injury to her knee.
to suffer an ((injury)) to get hurt He suffered an injury during the game.
Similar Words
Synonyms: wound, harm, damage
Etymology
From Latin 'in-' (not) + 'ius' (right, law), meaning 'a wrong' or 'harm'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'in-' as 'not' and 'jury' as related to justice. An 'injury' is a physical 'wrong' done to you.